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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
continued
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
continued apace
▪ Expansion of the company has continued apace.
continued survival
▪ The continued survival of this species of dolphin seems unlikely.
continued unabated
▪ The storm continued unabated throughout the night.
sth's continued existence
▪ The city's continued existence is threatened by rising water levels.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
commitment
▪ According to Tretorn, this confirms its continued commitment to grass roots tennis, of which the Trust is also, solely committed.
▪ This is part of the farm's continued commitment towards preserving wildlife and the environment.
▪ During this uncertain time, I have been extremely impressed by the continued commitment of the Agency's staff.
▪ The new Bernheim plant represents United Distillers' continued commitment to investment in its Bourbon brands.
▪ Empowerment education for change - personal, educational or socio-economic - is an ongoing process that demands time and continued commitment.
▪ We will maintain our contact with the Soviet leadership to encourage continued commitment to democratization and reform.
employment
▪ Great weight is still given to both of these factors but since the mid-1970s even higher qualifications have not guaranteed continued employment.
▪ Trade-union development did, however, impart a literary dimension for all its continued employment of ritual and symbolism.
▪ As we are bound to say in order to secure our continued employment, now for something completely different.
existence
▪ And their continued existence, damn them, means this writer can no longer fall back on one of his favourite lines.
▪ His continued existence actually shortens the war for us.
▪ Which raised the problem of my own continued existence.
▪ Derek's father never recovered from this loss and refused to acknowledge the younger child's previous or continued existence.
▪ So the continued existence of the species, Man, remains in doubt.
growth
▪ This provides a firm basis for the new interest in evaluation and an earnest desire for its continued growth.
▪ Biomedical Johnson Matthey's pharmaceutical business has seen continued growth and has made a strong contribution to group profits during the year.
▪ First of all, continued growth!
▪ Nevertheless the continued growth in unemployment is bad news for retailers in the longer term.
▪ In particular, the continued growth of owner-occupancy is emphasized here with the comparison of the 1971 and 1981 figures.
▪ The problems faced by the agricultural sector were offset by continued growth in the non-traditional manufacturing areas such as garments.
▪ He expects continued growth in the United States but did not elaborate.
improvement
▪ RoSPA has awarded the site its bronze award for continued improvement in the field of occupational safety.
▪ The Annual Examinations took place and evidence of continued improvement was forthcoming.
▪ This is because of continued improvements in fuel economy performance and also due to growth in use of diesel-engined cars.
interest
▪ Likely, over the next few years, there was this continued interest in the mines with nothing ever starting off.
▪ The latter is a major reason for continued interest among non-insurance companies in setting up their own captive insurance subsidiaries.
operation
▪ Fifthly, regular reviews were made of outstanding warrants to see whether their continued operation was justified.
presence
▪ It makes the agency's continued presence known to dischargers without the trouble and cost of a sample.
▪ Johnny's continued presence in the room was threatening, and she was afraid.
success
▪ I can only most fervently wish for your continued success.
▪ There has also been continued success in the development of compounds for the treatment of specific viral diseases.
▪ This continued success will help progress the accumulations towards commercial development.
▪ Suitably for a competition now sponsored by Vaux Breweries, we drank more potently to its continued success.
▪ I look forward to working with you all in the coming year to ensure continued success.
▪ But continued success in cutting tax rates is at risk from the Tories' present policies.
▪ All have a commitment to the company's continued success.
▪ We look forward to their continued success.
support
▪ We are grateful for the continued support of.
▪ He hopes he can count on your continued support, for the good of the campaign and of our country.
▪ Thank you all for your continued support and generosity.
▪ It is making arrangements outside for continued support of its clone customers.
▪ Scientists, he said, must explain to the public what they are doing if they want to receive continued support.
▪ All our programmes need your continued support.
▪ Though the Bank has accepted the report's findings, it insists that continued support for the project is justified.
▪ We look forward to your continued support and involvement in helping us to achieve our educational goals.
survival
▪ Those early genera that survived had a built-in immunity to ultraviolet radiation, thus helping in the struggle for continued survival.
▪ In the end even that was not enough for continued survival.
▪ Then further possibilities for his continued survival would be open to him.
use
▪ We can not see how the continued use of inappropriate information can enhance equity of health care.
▪ Although useful for an initial screening programme, their continued use needs to be evaluated.
▪ At first sight this method for calculating the poverty line seems reliable and sufficiently scientific to warrant its continued use.
▪ This finding adds support to the argument for the continued use of methods which preserve the gall bladder.
▪ In this chapter we will attempt to examine some of the reasons for the continued use of custodial sentences.
▪ This continued use has proved that the Vortec is very reliable.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
to be continued
▪ In principle, for a complete representation of the turbulence, this process has to be continued to all orders.
▪ Nevertheless, the rewards of finding satisfactory solutions are high enough for experimental work to be continued.
▪ Others, perhaps with greater foresight, wanted the strike to be continued until they had created an acceptable alternative political structure.
▪ This aid would also have to be continued in the longer term in order to totally eradicate certain diseases.
▪ This means that conventional spoken broadcast traffic messages will have to be continued for many years.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The continued failure of the negotiations means that there will be no peace settlement before the winter.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Any attempt at continued demarcation is impossible once the courts move to a theory of extensive review.
▪ How, therefore, did principal carers view the dementia sufferer's continued home care?
▪ I can only most fervently wish for your continued success.
▪ The continued domination of the east coast ports is shown in Table 7.1.
▪ The only sound in the room was the continued throb of rock music from the flat above.
▪ The organic movement has always fought for the continued availability of unpasteurised milk.
▪ This provides a firm basis for the new interest in evaluation and an earnest desire for its continued growth.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Continued

Continued \Con*tin"ued\, p. p. & a. Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story. ``Continued woe.''
--Jenyns. ``Continued succession.''
--Locke.

Continued bass (Mus.), a bass continued through an entire piece of music, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures beneath the bass; the same as thorough bass or figured bass; basso continuo. [It.]

Continued fever (Med.), a fever which presents no interruption in its course.

Continued fraction (Math.), a fraction whose numerator is 1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole number, plus a fraction, and so on.

Continued proportion (Math.), a proportion composed of two or more equal ratios, in which the consequent of each preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the following one; as, 4 : 8 : 8 : 16 :: 16 : 32.

Continued

Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Continued; p. pr. & vb. n. Continuing.] [F. continuer, L. continuare, -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See Continuous, and cf. Continuate.]

  1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in connection with; to abide; to stay.

    Here to continue, and build up here A growing empire.
    --Milton.

    They continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.
    --Matt. xv. 3

  2. 2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.

    But now thy kingdom shall not continue.
    --1 Sam. xiii. 14.

  3. To be steadfast or constant in any course; to persevere; to abide; to endure; to persist; to keep up or maintain a particular condition, course, or series of actions; as, the army continued to advance.

    If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed.
    --John viii. 31.

    Syn: To persevere; persist. See Persevere.

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Wiktionary
continued

  1. (context dated English) prolonged; unstopped. v

  2. (en-past of: continue)

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WordNet
continued

adj. without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns" [ant: discontinued]

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Usage examples of "continued".

Shias from the Iranian province of Daylam south of the Caspian Sea, the Buwayhids continued to permit Sunni Abbasid caliphs to ascend to the throne.

It seems strange that the Moslim peoples, although the theory of Islam never attributed an hereditary character to the Khalifate, attached so high a value to the Abbasid name, that they continued unanimously to acknowledge the Khalifate of Bagdad for centuries during which it possessed no influence.

Hertel continued his retreat to one of the Abenaki villages on the Kennebec.

Juilin continued to slip abovestairs and was seen by Suroth, which earned him a strapping hung up by his wrists from a stallpost in the stables.

Khosrul continued in softer, more melancholy accents, that, while plaintive, were still singularly impressive.

For a year or more, until Susanna Adams was remarried to an older Braintree man named John Hall, she continued to live with her son Peter in the family homestead next door, and the two women grew extremely fond of one another.

OF THE MULTIPLE ISSUES in contention between Britain and the new United States of America, and that John Adams had to address as minister, nearly all were holdovers from the Treaty of Paris, agreements made but not resolved, concerning debts, the treatment of Loyalists, compensation for slaves and property confiscated by the British, and the continued presence of British troops in America.

When in a meeting with Lord Carmarthen, Adams summoned all his old intensity to warn that the attitude of the British, if continued, would inevitably strengthen commercial ties between the United States and France, it had no effect whatever.

VISITORS CONTINUED to call out of curiosity or genuine friendship, and Adams took pleasure in nearly all.

Hyrillkan guards continued to stare at the Adar as if he were a mortal threat to them.

Even now, Dura could hear from outside the car, Adda continued to curse his savior.

As the weeks passed and the Africans continued to progress, causing ever greater turmoil, foreign nations became increasingly dubious about the ability of the United States to control the bees.

Now, as the sitcom inside continued, agents in the lot outside were getting angry.

She left it in Troy, New York and rented an airboat, numbly astonished that her mind continued to function even to this extent.

Continued absence would amount to a betrayal of Max, and of Maxburn Airfoils too.